Ada pengundi Macap dirasuah - DAP
0 Comments Published by TasekPauh Blogspot on Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 10:15 PM.
Ng Wei Aik, political secretary to DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng, handed over the complaint report to EC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman, substantiating it with photographs and a video-recording.
The party will also lodge a report with the Anti-Corruption Agency this week.
In a six-point statement, DAP alleged the Barisan Nasional candidate for Machap, Lai Meng Chong, and election workers had breached election laws during the campaign and polling on April 12.
The specific complaints are:
- On April 12 at 12.30am, voters had gathered at an vacant house near SJK (C) Khaik Yew, Tebong, and were given between RM50 and RM200 each. A police report was lodged the next day.
- Those who attended a karaoke session organised by the MCA were given RM20 each.
- Lobbying for votes less than 50m from the polling area. Section 26 (1) of the Election Offences Act 1954 says those wanting to lobby for votes should be 50m or more from the polling station.
Photos of BN and MCA leaders, including ministers, involved in the lobbying were handed over to EC to substantiate this complaint.
- BN allegedly spent more than RM100,000 on the by-election. Section 19 (1) of the Election Offences Act 1954 states that a candidate or his agent cannot spend more than RM100,000 for a state assembly seat.
- The fight during nomination day between a BN component party and DAP members and threats made against reporters who were on duty,
- BN candidate Lai had gone to Machap Baru on April 4 and promised a Malacca government allocation of RM6,000 to RM13,000 for five units of houses.
Abdul Rashid was not available for comments.
However, he had earlier reportedly said development promises by ministers to voters during an election could not be construed as vote-buying.
He had also said vote-buying was not the EC's problem, and that it was for the ACA to investigate.
In the Machap by-election, BN's Lai beat DAP's Liou Chen Kuang by a majority of 4,081 votes.
The Coalition for Clean and Fair Election (Bersih) today told a press conference they opposed Abdul Rashid's statement that pledges do not tantamount to vote-buying.
Its representatives, PAS Central Committee member Dr Syed Azman Syed Ahmad and Parti Keadilan Rakyat vice-president R. Sivarasa and DAP stalwarts Teresa Kok and Liew Chin Tong, described Abdul Rashid's statement as irresponsible.
"The chairman should re-examine his position as this shows that the EC is not transparent, and it makes fools of the people instead of fulfilling the public's demand for fair and clean elections," said Syed Azman. sun2surf
Labels: Macap, Pilihanraya, Rasuah
Ucapan segelintir tidak memaparkan pandangan parti - Najib
0 Comments Published by TasekPauh Blogspot on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at 10:20 PM.
Nampak macam kena asak aje ..
Speeches By Individuals Do Not Reflect Party Stand, Says Najib
"It's not about one or two spokesmen. What's important is the BN policy and we set this policy through consensus with the other BN leaders," the deputy prime minister told reporters after presenting land titles to 93 second-generation settlers of Felda Tun Ghafar Menggong near here.
He was asked to comment on the DAP's airing of a video clip on the debate in the Dewan Rakyat showing, among others, a BN Member of Parliament suggesting that those who do not like living in Malaysia should leave.
The DAP had aired the clip as part of its campaign in the Machap state by-election besides distributing pamphlets on speeches made at the last Umno general assembly which it claimed smacked of racialism.
"We have chastised the Umno speakers and told them not to repeat such things. When we chastise, it means that we reject what they said because it is not in line with the party policy," Najib said.
Earlier, in his speech, Najib said the DAP was going around meeting the people to gain they sympathy by employing tactics that confused them.
He advised the people not to let emotions stray them from the two core issues, namely to pick a government that could ensure peace, security and harmony and vote in a candidate from a party and government that could ensure a more comfortable life for the people.
Najib also said that a by-election was not the time for the voters to express their disappointment over specific interests and trivial matters.
"These are not rational people. We cannot be emotional, we must use cool heads to better ensure our future," he said.
Najib hoped that the outstation voters would return to cast their votes on polling day on Thursday.
He also announced an allocation of RM935,000 for various infrastructure projects in Felda Tun Ghafar Menggong.
At another function, Najib said good racial ties were a prerequisite for the formation of a stable, peaceful and harmonious nation.
He said the relationship between the Malays and the Chinese in the country was not something new and had started during the time of the Melaka sultanate.
When Admiral Cheng Ho came from China, he came not to conquer the Malays but to extend the hand of friendship, Najib said when opening the Datuk Wira Poh Ah Tiam Recreational Park in Machap Baru near here.,
He said the history of Machap mosque which was built with contributions from the Chinese symbolised the good relations between the Malays and the Chinese while the history of Datuk Jailani Medik Machap, the founder of Kampung Machap, who had prayed for the safety of 50 Chinese from the Japanese soldiers reinforced this.
"That's why we, the Barisan Nasional, want to continue with this good tradition and it can be achieved through continuity of the voters choosing the BN candidate, Lai Meng Chong, in the Machap by-election on April 12," he said.
The park was named after Datuk Wira Poh Ah Tiam, the Melaka MCA chairman and Machap state assemblyman who died on March 15.
Located along the road across from Machap Baru, the park has walkways for pedestrians, picnic spots, a children's playground, flexology area, futsal court and facilities for the disabled, among other things.
Labels: Macap, Malaysia, Pilihanraya
Five-Member Team To Monitor Machap By-Election
ALOR GAJAH, April 3 (Bernama) -- The Election Commission (EC) has set up a five-member team to monitor the Machap state by-election here.
Its deputy chairman, Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Omar, said the team comprised an EC officer, a police officer, a municipal council officer, and a representative each for the Barisan Nasional (BN) and DAP candidates.
They were tasked with monitoring the ethics, speeches and rallies held by the candidates and report to the returning officer, he told reporters after the nominations for the by-election Tuesday.
BN's Lai Meng Chong, 56, is facing DAP's Liou Chen Kuang, 33, in a straight fight in the polls on April 12.
The seat fell vacant following the death of Melaka MCA chairman Datuk Wira Poh Ah Tiam, 55, on March 15 due to renal failure.
Commenting DAP's suggestion that the by-election should be changed to a weekend, Wan Ahmad said the nomination and polling dates had been gazetted and could not be changed.
Labels: Macap, Malaysia, Pilihanraya
